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Skip the leadership books — Read bedtime stories | Zen Tharani | TEDxMechanicsville
TEDx Talks· 2026-03-03 16:52
Friends, I have a lovehate relationship with being a human. Most of the time I'm the rock for my family, my friends, my colleagues, my clients. But sometimes I'm crumbling from the inside out. Weirdly, it's the crumbling that makes me a better rock. Let me give an example. For as long as I can remember, my now 10-year-old, the older son, has been obsessed with airplanes. He wants to design them. He wants to build them. He wants to fly them. He wants to live in them if he can. So, like any parent, got to sto ...
Why asking for help allows you to live fully | Maansi Shandilya | TEDxSammamish Women
TEDx Talks· 2026-02-05 16:52
Quick raise of hands. If you ever had that day, the day you plan to be the CEO of your life and by noon you are demoted to intern of chaos. Show me your hands. Perfect. Burnt toes, missing shoes, a baby who thinks 3:00 a.m. is the perfect time for a standup. And somehow you are supposed to look camera ready for a 9:00 a.m. Zoom call. For some people, that's a rough day. For me, that was my entire summer. My support system spotty, my coffee doing over time, and my hair as you see fully resigned. I was trying ...
How asking for help unlocks real change | Brenda Gleason | TEDxGrandJunction
TEDx Talks· 2025-11-06 17:32
[Music] Can you help me? >> Sure. >> People made eye contact. They moved. They said yes. He didn't even know what I was asking for help with. That was so easy to create that moment. So, why don't we do it more often? Why don't we ask for help? I'm not sure that everyone appreciates how hard it is to ask for help, but with four simple words, I made action. I had helpers. You just saw on stage practicing in public people that needed help and a whole bunch of people were here to help including you that were wi ...